[DMRefGal]

Well, Mike -- wish I could officiate with you because my biggest gripe is my partners who can't get ahead of the play and look lazy on the floor (I'm 45, ran two Chicago marathons -- improved my time by :30 from one year to the next - best 4:14); and regularly do speed work on the track. I rarely have trouble getting in position for any call and hate it when I have to slow down because the lead is trotting down the other side of the floor 6 feet ahead of me. No excuse for laziness. However, I think I have had to work harder to earn respect from coaches because of the "women don't know basketball" attitude from coaches (especially boys' high school coaches).